BBC Apologizes for 1995 Princess Diana Interview, Says Martin Bashir Used Deception to Secure Sitdown

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has claimed she once broke down into tears after listening in on a call between himself and BBC journalist Martin Bashir. Paul explained that Bashir called him every week "in vain" to ask about the Princess of Wales' whereabouts, what she had been up to and if she had been meeting boyfriends in private.

Martin Bashir’s controversial 1995 interview with Princess Diana for BBC’s “Panorama” will be a big part of the upcoming fifth season of “The Crown,” according to a report from The Telegraph.

BBC director general Tim Davie has announced that the corporation has launched an independent investigation into why Martin Bashir was rehired in 2016 amid concerns over his conduct in securing a sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana.

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has said Martin Bashir "betrayed" the late royal.The 62 year old former royal servant opened up on Martin's controversial Panorama interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995. Martin, 58, has recently received backlash following a report from senior judge Lord Dyson, who concluded the journalist had been "unreliable and dishonest" in gaining the interview.

 he was «deeply sorry» and «never wanted to harm» the late royal. «I never wanted to harm Diana in any way and I don't believe we did,» he said.

Martin Bashir speaks out after an internal BBC investigation found he used “deceitful methods” to secure his famous interview with Princess Diana.

British journalist Martin Bashir says he did not dupe Princess Diana into doing an interview with him for the BBC programme “Panorama” in 1995.

Martin Bashir came forward on Saturday to respond to an independent inquiry, which found that his infamous 1995 interview with Princess Diana was secured through deceit.

Prince Harry and Prince William are sticking up for their late mother. The royal brothers both spoke out on Thursday after it was revealed that Martin Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to secure his controversial interview with Princess Diana in 1995.

Prince William calls the findings from the investigation of how the BBC procured an interview with his mother, Princess Diana, in 1995 «extremely concerning.»On Thursday, the BBC admitted in a statement that the news network «fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency» when it came to journalist Martin Bashir's interview with the Princess of Wales.According to the inquiry, which was led by former British Supreme Court Judge John Dyson, Bashir had shown fake bank statements to

News reporter Martin Bashir deceived Earl Spencer to secure the bombshell 1995 Panorama interview with his sister Princess Diana, a new report published Thursday has found. A probe into his infamous interview with Princess Diana has been going on for a while now after questions were raised in how the journalist obtained the coveted high-profile sit-down chat.

Journalist Martin Bashir, who gained fame after his infamous interview with the late Princess Diana, is now coming under fire for reportedly using "deceitful methods" to secure the same controversial interview in 1995. According to recent reports the official BBC report that was leaked hints at Bashir manipulating Diana.

The BBC has said that it will return a BAFTA it won in 1996 for its explosive Panorama interview with Princess Diana after an independent inquiry savaged the tactics used by reporter Martin Bashir to secure the sit-down.